“Taking Care,” a documentary about actor/writer/producers Seth Rogan and Lauren Miller Rogan and their caregiving experience after Miller Rogan’s mother was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, will have free showings statewide through April 17.
Honoka’a residents Miles Okumura and Lynn Higashi have been selected by AARP, the nonprofit organization for people 50 and older, to receive the 2024 AARP Hawai`iAndrus Award for Community Service, the Association’s most prestigious and visible state volunteer award for community service.
Hawai`i taxpayers are paying $62 million this year and will pay $1.72 billion over 20 years for the state’s share of social service programs to support workers and their families reaching retirement age without adequate savings, a new study estimates.
An AARP small business survey found that nearly three quarters of Hawai‘i small business decision-makers and owners think more should be done to encourage workers to save for retirement, and four in five support the creation of a state-facilitated retirement savings program.
Get tips on arranging the retirement you want with AARP Hawaii’s free webinar series Think of Your Future. The online sessions are 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Saturdays in March and on April 2.
Being financially secure in retirement is not just about money. It requires planning and a realistic understanding of your needs and wants plus the benefits Social Security and Medicare provide after you stop working.
Learn about the latest research on Alzheimer’s disease and dementia and steps you can take to improve your brain health at a free webinar and Facebook Live on Wednesday, March 2nd at 10 a.m.
Noting that Hawai`i is facing a retirement savings crisis, a Legislative task force is recommending the creation of a state-facilitated retirement savings program that will give more than 200,000 Hawai`i workers access to retirement savings at work and address a projected tax and spending shortfall of more than a billion dollars over the next 20 years.
As the state Legislature gets underway and Congress goes back to work in an election year, AARP Hawai‘i is working to pass legislation to help küpuna by lowering prescription drug prices and helping workers, small businesses and taxpayers save money.